TN-BUS-LD MISHAP

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Press Trust of India

June 14, 2018

UPDATED: June 14, 2018 19:46 IST

7 killed, 27 hurt as bus falls into 500-feet deep gorge in TN

(Eds: Updates toll)

Udhagamandalam(TN), Jun 14 (PTI): Seven passengers
were killed and 27 others injured, some of them seriously,
when a bus fell into a 500-feet deep gorge near here in the
hilly Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu today, police said.

The driver of the state-run transport corporation bus
was trying to avoid a pit on the ghat road when the mishap
occurred at Mandada, about 10 km from here.

Six people, including two women, were killed on the
spot while a 29-year old woman died at a hospital here, police
said.

Of the 27 injured, nineteen people had been taken to
the government hospital in neighbouring Coimbatore while
others were admitted to the government hospital here.

The condition of the bus conductor was stated to be
critical, police said.

The bus was proceeding to nearby Coonoor from here.

Several parts of the Nilgiris district have been
receiving heavy rains for the past few days. PTI COR NVM VS
SS SS SS

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